Shareholder, Scott J. Fuerst of the Ft. Lauderdale office of Greenspoon Marder, was named as a finalist for the Daily Business Review’s Top Dealmakers of the Year in the Real Estate Finance category. Top Dealmakers are selected by the Daily Business Review’s editorial staff from hundreds of nominations and reported transactions. Fuerst was one of 70 people selected to be a finalist for this award.
Fuerst was recognized for a loan refinancing agreement aptly nicknamed, “the Sandy deal,” in which the owner of the Crystal Palms Apartments in Boca Raton, Crystal Palms L.P. obtained a $16.47 million refinancing from Fannie Mae, as the late-October hurricane threatened to halt the transaction all together. Fuerst credited the attorneys of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with allowing his client to close on the refinancing with scanned documents as opposed to originals.
“We are very proud of Scott and it is an honor to have one of our attorneys selected as a finalist for the Daily Business Review’s Top Dealmakers of the Year,” said Gerald Greenspoon, Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenspoon Marder. “This recognition speaks to the type of quality work that we strive to consistently produce.”
The nominations were judged exclusively by the Daily Business Review editors based on rigorous criteria. Factors evaluated included the complexity and size of the deal and how instrumental the nominees were in making the deal happen-including how they overcame obstacles. In addition, creativity was also considered, such as achieving the best results for their clients, as well as the nominees’ track record.